Muzaffarnagar riot case: BJP MLA’s judicial custody extended

BJP MLA Suresh Rana was arrested on charges of making a provocative speech to incite the riots in Muzaffarnagar. File Photo

The judicial custody of BJP MLA Suresh Rana, arrested for allegedly inciting communal violence in Muzaffarnagar by making provocative speeches, has been extended till November 20 by a local court in Muzaffarnagar.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Narendra Kumar on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of the MLA from Thana Bhawan in riot-affected Shamli district for another 14 days.

Mr. Rana was arrested in Lucknow on September 20 on charges of making a provocative speech to incite the riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas, which claimed over 60 lives and displaced thousands of others.